Laughter was the best medicine for Iraqi Refugees
Eight Iraqi Women Refugees attended a workshop with Farida Abou Khizam at Heartland Alliance in Badaro, Beirut on the 18th of May, 2011.
The women were in real need of relaxation and stress relief. They participated in a variety of activities that included: breathing; singing; moving; yoga; discussion; meditation and contortion.
While some cried and others experienced flashbacks and some physical tension, it was a pleasure to see all complete the session feeling refreshed, positive, happy, relieved and energised.
About Heartland Alliance
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights is a non-profit service-based human rights organization founded in 1888 and headquartered in Chicago, USA.
Heartland Alliance mission is to advance the human rights and to respond to the human needs of vulnerable populations through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.
Heartland Alliance is a global leader in the provision of psychosocial and legal support services to victims of gender based violence, human trafficking and trauma related to conflict and displacement. Heartland Alliance provides services to over 200,000 people each year, both nationally and around the world.
Heartland Alliance is implementing three initiatives in Lebanon:
The Regional Counter-Trafficking Program is geared towards addressing the problem of human trafficking of Iraqis within Iraq and throughout the region as well as the trafficking of foreign victims into Iraq. The objectives of the project are to identify and provide integrated services for Iraqi victims of trafficking, build the capacity of first responders and service providers, as well as conduct awareness-raising and advocacy on the issue of human trafficking.
The Regional Program for Protection of Refugee SGBV Survivors aims to ensure protection for Iraqi refugee victims of sexual and gender based violence in Lebanon. The program provide integrated assistance and protection for Iraqi refugee survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Lebanon who have increased vulnerabilities or are at extreme risk of harm, as well as address the issue of SGBV in their families and communities, including raising awareness in the Iraqi refugee community as well as building capacity of service providers.
The women were in real need of relaxation and stress relief. They participated in a variety of activities that included: breathing; singing; moving; yoga; discussion; meditation and contortion.
While some cried and others experienced flashbacks and some physical tension, it was a pleasure to see all complete the session feeling refreshed, positive, happy, relieved and energised.
About Heartland Alliance
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights is a non-profit service-based human rights organization founded in 1888 and headquartered in Chicago, USA.
Heartland Alliance mission is to advance the human rights and to respond to the human needs of vulnerable populations through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society.
Heartland Alliance is a global leader in the provision of psychosocial and legal support services to victims of gender based violence, human trafficking and trauma related to conflict and displacement. Heartland Alliance provides services to over 200,000 people each year, both nationally and around the world.
Heartland Alliance is implementing three initiatives in Lebanon:
The Regional Counter-Trafficking Program is geared towards addressing the problem of human trafficking of Iraqis within Iraq and throughout the region as well as the trafficking of foreign victims into Iraq. The objectives of the project are to identify and provide integrated services for Iraqi victims of trafficking, build the capacity of first responders and service providers, as well as conduct awareness-raising and advocacy on the issue of human trafficking.
The Regional Program for Protection of Refugee SGBV Survivors aims to ensure protection for Iraqi refugee victims of sexual and gender based violence in Lebanon. The program provide integrated assistance and protection for Iraqi refugee survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Lebanon who have increased vulnerabilities or are at extreme risk of harm, as well as address the issue of SGBV in their families and communities, including raising awareness in the Iraqi refugee community as well as building capacity of service providers.
